Courtesy of the SIAC
SAVANNAH, GA — The 2024 SIAC Basketball Event offered by Cricket Wi-fi noticed electrifying postseason play in its first spherical of motion with Lane, LeMoyne-Owen, and Edward Waters all advancing to the second spherical of motion inside Tiger Area on the campus of Savannah State College in Savannah, Georgia.
The lads’s bracket tipped off with a gripping defensive matchup between Lane and Albany State. The three-seeded Dragons used a nine-point run to achieve momentum, establishing a major lead by halftime, ending in an eleven-point victory, 80-69.
Junior guard Floyd Williams recorded a team-high 18 factors, whereas Jeremiah Foster and Darell Johnson bolstered a powerful protection, considerably contributing to the crew’s win over Albany State.
Johnson completed the night time with 17 factors, three blocks, and 5 defensive rebounds, whereas Foster showcased his dominance on the boards with seven defensive rebounds, three blocks, and two steals towards the Golden Rams.
Lane advances to the second spherical to tackle four-seed Allen Tuesday night time at 7:30 at Savannah State College.
Of their second assembly this season, sixth-seed LeMoyne-Owen accomplished the sweep over Fort Valley State in an early contest Monday afternoon, 86-78. Chris Peoples emerged because the Magicians’ main scorer with 16 factors whereas sophomore ahead Matthew Spears would lead on the defensive entrance, securing 5 defensive rebounds and one block throughout the matchup.
The Magicians’ victory propels them to the second spherical the place they’ll face third-seeded Benedict on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at Tiger Area.
Getting into play because the East Division’s sixth seed, Edward Waters took on a formidable opponent in Central State.
Below the steerage of first-year head coach Cabral Huff, the Tigers clinched an 81-76 victory with Goliath Mitchell main all scorers with 23 factors. The junior guard was additionally a dominant drive within the paint, accounting for 5 defensive rebounds.
The Tigers advance to the second spherical to face Spring Hill on Wednesday night time at 7:30 at Tiger Area.
2024 SIAC Basketball Event offered by Cricket ladies’s spherical one recap
SAVANNAH, GA – Day one of many ladies’s bracket opened with an upset and defensive battle that despatched LeMoyne-Owen and Spring Hill to an early exit.
Benedict (4-23, 1-18 SIAC), the quantity seven seed within the east division, defeated LeMoyne-Owen (13-14, 8-11 SIAC), the quantity six seed within the west division, 54-51 after combating off a late effort surge by the Woman Magicians within the fourth quarter.
After falling to a 10-point deficit within the second quarter, the Woman Magicians tied the sport twice within the closing two minutes of the sport however have been unable to take the lead.
Benedict out-performed LeMoyne-Owen taking pictures 32 p.c from the sector and 17 p.c from the three-point line in comparison with LeMoyne-Owen taking pictures 20 p.c and 11 p.c in the identical stat strains.
Taylor Christmas led the Woman Tigers with 17 factors and 12 rebounds.
Benedict will advance to the second spherical the place the crew will face Clark Atlanta (14-11, 11-8 SIAC), the quantity three seed within the east division, at midday on Wednesday at Tiger Area.
Albany State (6-22, 5-14 SIAC), the quantity six seed within the east division, consolidated their common season win over Spring Hill (6-18, 6-13 SIAC), the quantity seven seed within the west division, 58-41 within the closing ladies’s first-round matchup.
The Badgers struck first, scoring a two-point jumper to begin the sport, however the crew misplaced the lead moments later and by no means regained it.
After a low-scoring first half by each groups, the Woman Rams had extra offensive productiveness within the third quarter squaring 24 factors, prolonged their result in 17 factors to begin the fourth quarter.
Milana Holmes was the main scorer for Albany State and recorded a double-double with 14 factors and 10 rebounds.
The Woman Rams will tackle Lane (13-13, 11-8 SIAC), the quantity three seed within the west division, within the second spherical on Wednesday afternoon at 5 from Tiger Area.
The 2024 SIAC Basketball Event offered by Cricket is being hosted at Savannah State College from spherical one to the semifinals on March 3-9. The championship video games shall be performed at Enmarket Area on March 10. All match video games are streaming on ESPN+. Go to the match championship web page for extra info, and observe the SIAC on Fb, Instagram and X (previously generally known as (Twitter) for match updates.
